The Pasta Quiz

In which area or city of Italy and when was the first recorded reference to pasta made?

As you may know, pasta comes in lots of different shapes. Do you know how many?

What is “pasta al forno“?

How can pasta be served?

Expensive to make, dry pasta was initially a luxury food.

Dried pasta was stored on ships used to explore the New World.

The first written record of pasta with tomato sauce can be found in the cookbook L’Apicio Moderno by Roman chefFrancesco Leonardi. When?

Which Italian company, based in Tuscany at the time, was one of the most successful and well-known pasta manufacturers in the world in 1867?

Which nation ate the most pasta in 2012?

Which of the following ingredients has not been used to make pasta? Only one!

Pasta can be made without eggs. True or false?

Which if these companies is the largest pasta maker in the world?

Bolognese sauce is traditionally served with which type of pasta?

How long can dried pasta be stored?

In 2007, how much of Italy’s pasta production was exported?

Gluten free pasta is available.

Two common spaghetti dishes served in Japan. What are they called?

The world record for largest bowl of spaghetti with  6,251 kg (13,780) pounds of pasta was set  in March 2010. Where?

In the United States, July 14 is “National Macaroni and Cheese Day”. True or false?

Which well-known cartoon character loves lasagne?